Thomas Andrews (politician)

Thomas Hiram Andrews (born March 22, 1953) is an American non-profit executive, and a former Democratic Party politician from Maine.

Thomas Andrews
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 1st district
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by	Joseph E. Brennan
Succeeded by	James Longley Jr.
Member of the Maine Senate
In office 1985–1990
Member of the Maine House of Representatives
In office 1983–1985
Personal details
Born	Thomas Hiram Andrews (1953-03-22) March 22, 1953 Brockton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

A 1976 graduate of Bowdoin College and alumnus of the Alpha Rho Upsilon fraternity, Andrews served in the Maine House of Representatives (1983–1985) and Maine State Senate (1985–1990) before being elected to two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

In his first Congressional election, Andrews defeated the former Congressman Dave Emery in the race to succeed Democrat Joe Brennan. In his only re-election, Andrews soundly defeated Linda Bean, a descendant of L. L. Bean.

In 1994, he did not run for re-election to the House but declared his candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Democrat George J. Mitchell, then the Senate Majority Leader. Andrews lost the Senate election to his 2nd District colleague, Republican Olympia Snowe, by a wide margin.

Andrews served as National Director of Win Without War.[1][2] He has served on the boards of Council for a Livable World's PeacePAC (as Chairman), and the U.S. foreign policy reform group Just Foreign Policy.[3]

In 2016, he became the CEO of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.[4]